Thread: Night Fishing for crappie.

Well...I'm no night time crappie expert,but I have caught a few.

I have always done good with these tubes called scale heads. They sort of reflect light a little. And two contrasting colors help.I usually use purple and chartreuse and red and chartreuse but sure other colors work.

Scale Head Lit'l Hustler 1.5" :: Southern Pro Tackle

I use chromaglow chartreuse crappie nibbles. I think it helps the fish to see them and leaves a scent trail they can find too. Use them on any color jig.

You may not want to always fish vertical right under the boat. Sometimes yes but you experiment.

You need to look for where the baitfish are hanging out. Find them. And then try to figure out if they are moving in or out from where they are holding . But they are generally going to move during the night.

Some nights the fish are right against the bank and shallow. Especially a bank that the wind has been blowing in too.It blows the plankton in and the baitfish go in to feed on it, crappie chase them up against the bank to catch them.

I use a bobber that when I hit it with my head lamp set on blue or red light it pops good so I can see it and my night vision is not effected that much. I throw to the fish.

Man I have fished many nights for catfish and snagging paddlefish. And those fish just have some triggers to determine when they feed and how long. Sometimes fishing all night they just have a period or two and that's all. I do sort of believe in the moon overhead and the moon underfoot thing. Regardless of the phase the moon exerts a force that moves the oceans,I think it does something that wildlife and fish can sense somehow.


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Originally Posted by doggone

Well...I'm no night time crappie expert,but I have caught a few.

I have always done good with these tubes called scale heads. They sort of reflect light a little. And two contrasting colors help.I usually use purple and chartreuse and red and chartreuse but sure other colors work.

Scale Head Lit'l Hustler 1.5" :: Southern Pro Tackle

I use chromaglow chartreuse crappie nibbles. I think it helps the fish to see them and leaves a scent trail they can find too. Use them on any color jig.

You may not want to always fish vertical right under the boat. Sometimes yes but you experiment.

You need to look for where the baitfish are hanging out. Find them. And then try to figure out if they are moving in or out from where they are holding . But they are generally going to move during the night.

Some nights the fish are right against the bank and shallow. Especially a bank that the wind has been blowing in too.It blows the plankton in and the baitfish go in to feed on it, crappie chase them up against the bank to catch them.

I use a bobber that when I hit it with my head lamp set on blue or red light it pops good so I can see it and my night vision is not effected that much. I throw to the fish.

Man I have fished many nights for catfish and snagging paddlefish. And those fish just have some triggers to determine when they feed and how long. Sometimes fishing all night they just have a period or two and that's all. I do sort of believe in the moon overhead and the moon underfoot thing. Regardless of the phase the moon exerts a force that moves the oceans,I think it does something that wildlife and fish can sense somehow.


https://www.usprimetimes.com/solunartable.html

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